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The show was pleasant to watch -- one pre-review of it that I heard on the radio, earlier this week, was that it "Wasn't as funny as it should be, considering..." but that it would likely grow into itself. I can kind of see where the reviewer was coming from, but on the other hand, two thoughts:
I don't really know if there should be a "should be" -- what was he expecting? The same sort of sitcom humor that was written into Spin City, thirteen years ago (I had to look up its original run on Wikipedia, I was sure it was more like 20 years ago)? Different character, different situation, different sort of humor...
And I'm pretty sure that the humor at the TABs' expense(s), where people gush about how "inspirational" and "brave" he is, went right over his able-bodied privileged head...
In other news (less well advertised, I only found out about it when I went onto NBC's website to double-check the info on the MJF show): NBC is also rebooting their old Ironside series, with Blair Underwood (able-bodied actor) in the titular role (so they can show him being a "normal" cop in flashbacks). The official premier is October 3, but they're previewing the entire first episode online. It follows your typical "Vigilante Cop" trope, but the self-pity is kept to a minimum, no whining for a cure, and no push handles on his chair. And in one scene, he's the first person to spot a key piece of evidence, because he's got a different line of sight than the other detectives, and I thought that was a nice touch. So I'll probably reward NBC with my eyeballs for a few more episodes, yet...
I don't really know if there should be a "should be" -- what was he expecting? The same sort of sitcom humor that was written into Spin City, thirteen years ago (I had to look up its original run on Wikipedia, I was sure it was more like 20 years ago)? Different character, different situation, different sort of humor...
And I'm pretty sure that the humor at the TABs' expense(s), where people gush about how "inspirational" and "brave" he is, went right over his able-bodied privileged head...
In other news (less well advertised, I only found out about it when I went onto NBC's website to double-check the info on the MJF show): NBC is also rebooting their old Ironside series, with Blair Underwood (able-bodied actor) in the titular role (so they can show him being a "normal" cop in flashbacks). The official premier is October 3, but they're previewing the entire first episode online. It follows your typical "Vigilante Cop" trope, but the self-pity is kept to a minimum, no whining for a cure, and no push handles on his chair. And in one scene, he's the first person to spot a key piece of evidence, because he's got a different line of sight than the other detectives, and I thought that was a nice touch. So I'll probably reward NBC with my eyeballs for a few more episodes, yet...
